Article
[Impact of exacerbations on the clinical course of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease].
Revista clinica espanola - 1 Mar 2011
Soler-Cataluña J J, Martínez-García M A, Catalán Serra P, Román Sánchez P
Abstract excerpt
The clinical course of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is marked by frequent exacerbations. Not all patients suffer exacerbations and not all decompensations have the same consequences; however, in the last few years, these episodes of clinical instability - especially if recurrent - have come to be viewed as a major element in the natural history of the disease insofar as they generate heavy...
Topics
- Disease Progression
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Prognosis
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Quality of Life
- Recurrence